Architecture - Historic Preservation - General

Preserving New York is the largely unknown inspiring story of the origins of New York City's nationally acclaimed landmarks law. The decades of struggle behind the law, its intellectual origins, the men and women who fought for it, the forces that shaped it, and...

West Baden Springs: Save of the Century chronicles the rise, demise, and restoration of the West Baden Springs Hotel. The program begins with the story of the hotel's 1902 construction by owner Lee Sinclair. The spa's glory days and events leading to the 1934...

As one of America's most notorious prisons, Alcatraz has been a significant part of California's history since 1853.The small island known in sea charts by its Spanish name Isla de los Alcatraces or Island of Pelicans laid essentially dormant until the 1850s, when the...

Over the last half century, historic preservation has been on the rise in American cities and towns, from urban renewal and gentrification projects to painstaking restoration of Victorian homes and architectural landmarks. In this book, Nancy R. Hiller brings together individuals with distinctive styles...

In this sumptuous portrait of the house known as 'the English Versailles', the Duke of Buccleuch sets the scene with a history of his ancestors, the Montagus of Boughton, who acquired the manor in Northamptonshire in the reign of Henry VIII.Ralph, 1st Duke of...

In this sumptuous portrait of the house known as 'the English Versailles', the Duke of Buccleuch sets the scene with a history of his ancestors, the Montagus of Boughton, who acquired the manor in Northamptonshire in the reign of Henry VIII.Ralph, 1st Duke of...

In Visions of the Black Belt, Robin McDonald and Valerie Pope Burnes offer a richly illustrated tour of the Black Belt, the fertile arc that represents the cultural efflorescence of Alabama's heartland. Like knowledgeable friends, McDonald and Burnes guide readers through the Black Belt's...

360 gorgeous images provide a leisurely look at historic home interiors magically decorated for Christmas. Updated with new photography and two new projects, this book inspires readers with elegant Christmas decor from the decked-out homes of men and women who made political, business, and...

This stunning volume presents the result of a major undertaking by photographer Niels Lehmann and researcher Christoph Rauhut: to document all the remaining Expressionist buildings in Berlin. Expressionism powerfully heralded the onset of the twenties, and nowhere was it more important or powerful than...

At the pinnacle of French power in India, Pondicherry sparked the imagination of those back home. Pondicherry was the French window on Indian culture, proudly seen as the Gallic Gateway of India. For over three centuries this gateway witnessed the busy trade of spices,...

The conservation of our Modern architectural heritage is a subject of vehement debate. When do buildings become old or significant enough to warrant special heritage status and protection? Should Modern listed buildings be treated differently from those of earlier periods? And what does all...

Preservation is Overtaking Us brings together two lectures given by Rem Koolhaas at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, along with a response (framed as a supplement to the original lectures) by Jorge Otero-Pailos. In the first essay Koolhaas describes alternative...

This report from English Heritage and London Planning Advisory Committee is the first strategic strategy of planning policy and conservation in London. The study offers six key conservation policy initiatives for the government and the boroughs to realise the full potential of London's historic...

Howsham Mill sits on a small island in the River Derwent near Malton in North Yorkshire. It was built in 1755 to impress, an eye-catcher, by the new heir to the Howsham Estate. It served the farmers of the area until its closure in...

Rising in quiet grandeur from the earth in an astoundingly engineered arrangement that ancient peoples mapped to the movements of the moon, Ohio's Newark Earthworks form the largest geometric earthen complex ever known. In the two thousand years of their existence, they have served...

Rockitecture is a journey of the building and endurance of Southern California's river rock homes, churches, castles, waiting stations, and water troughs-architecture crafted from the Golden State's indigenous, natural materials during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The book explores the foothills, alluvial fans,...

Discover the fascinating history and legacy of working equines in Charleston, South Carolina.Featuring thorough research, absorbing storytelling, and captivating photographs, Charleston Horse Power takes readers back to an equine-dominated city of the past, in which horses and mules pervaded all aspects of urban life....

Hundreds of Palestinian villages were left empty across Israel when their residents became refugees after the 1948 war, their lands and property confiscated. Most of the villages were razed by the new State of Israel, but in dozens of others, communities of Jews were...

- Reveals the restoration of the Vende Column on the bicentenary of Napoleon's death- Illustrated with photography that's never been seen beforeIn 2015, the Vende column regained its initial splendor thanks to a long restoration campaign supported by the Vende committee and particularly the...

Palm Beach is a remarkably small town to be so famous; its population is only a little over 10,000. Nor is it an old town: the oldest extant building dates from about 1885, and the town itself was not incorporated until after 1900. What...

Against the backdrop of building a new country, this study explores and evaluates the documentation culture in early republican Turkey. Having fought the Turkish War of Independence (1919-22) against the Allied Powers, the revolutionaries led by legendary leader Mustafa Kemal Atat?k (1881-1938) came to...

World-class woodworker Sam Maloof (1916-2009), the first craftsperson to receive a MacArthur Foundation grant, inhabited his family compound in Alta Loma, California, for 45 years until the State of California decided that a new highway was needed, and that the Maloof homestead was in...

Bridges, the least known and understood of China's many wonders, are one of its most striking and resilient feats of architectural prowess. Chinese Bridges brings together a thorough look at the marvels of Chinese bridge design from one of the world's leading experts on...

Built and furnished between 1858 and 1860, Victoria Mansion was remarkable from the day it was created. It stands today as the final unaltered and fully intact example of the work of three of 19th-century America's towering creative talents, architect Henry Austin, interior designer...

In recent years, over one thousand tobacco sheds have disappeared from the "Tobacco Valley." This important book systematically catalogues tobacco sheds from Putney, Vermont, to Portland, Connecticut, a span of just over one hundred miles. The photographs capture the beauty of these unique farm...

Harold Donaldson Eberlein (1875-1964) was a historian and the author or coauthor of over fifty books on American and European history, architecture, and interior design.Author: Harold Donaldson EberleinISBN-10: 1438491034ISBN-13: 9781438491035Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New YoLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2023Pages: 396Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.66lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

Preserving the Vanishing City considers the unique challenges, conditions, and opportunities facing Cleveland's historic preservation community during the 1970s and 1980s. While pro-preservationists argued for the economic and revitalization benefits stemming from saving and repurposing older buildings, population loss and economic contraction prompted decades...

Located in the mountains above San Bernardino is a surprising enclave of significant architecture built by some of the region's most important architects. The Lake Arrowhead area was long a getaway for the rich and famous, who brought many of the architects they used...

A solitary log house sits alone in the scrub landscape just up the dirt road from the south shore of Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Built of hand-hewn cedar logs around 1860 by Moses Hudgin and his sons, the building is a remarkable survivor...

Preserving the Vanishing City considers the unique challenges, conditions, and opportunities facing Cleveland's historic preservation community during the 1970s and 1980s. While pro-preservationists argued for the economic and revitalization benefits stemming from saving and repurposing older buildings, population loss and economic contraction prompted decades...

Vernacular Architecture: Critical and Primary Sources brings together for the first time a collection of essential and foundational readings in the study of vernacular architecture and the traditional building cultures of the world. Collating scholarly historical texts from the last 200 years from a...

This second edition contains twelve projects from the Kansas architectural practice of Rockhill and Associates, spanning from their early design-build work to the recent completion of a 37-building affordable housing complex in New Mexico. The firm's work exhibits a keen understanding of the house...

This book explores the complex relationship between societies, architecture, and urbanism of market halls, traditional souqs, bazaars, and speciality street markets in the Middle East and North Africa. It addresses how these trading environments influence perceptions of place and play an extended social, political,...

Whether you are visitor, vacationer, or resident, this tour book will be your indispensable guide to the history and charm of Cape May Point, New Jersey, as you stroll past its wonderful collection of nineteenth-century cottages. Three walking tours encompass more than 70 of...

This book contains a tour that I gave as a historic interpreter at the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut. It takes the readers from the front lawn to the porch to the hall, then goes room by room throughout the author's family home,...

A historical survey and structural analysis of the Cape Cod house. The book, part of an undergraduate study, traces the Cape Cod home from its modest Massachusetts beginning to its proliferation throughout America.Author: Alan L. SamryISBN-10: 8626494912ISBN-13: 9798626494914Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/13/2020Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Based on extended fieldwork conducted between 2007 and 2019, this book aims to answer a simple question: What is the meaning of home for people living in vernacular settlements in rural China? This question is particularly potent since rural China has experienced rapid and...

This special issue of Shinkenchiku is focused on The Okura Tokyo, which was reconstructed and newly opened in September 2019. Completed in 1962, the original Hotel Okura Main Building fostered over the years its historical and urban presence and values, which The Okura Tokyo...

Astonishing buildings created for casual amusements, the splendid pavilions and garden follies of prerevolutionary France are the glorious productions of an age now past--but they continue to speak to us through the dazzling artistry of Dams and Zega. Spanning 150 years and the reigns...

As architectural designs continue to push boundaries, there is more exploration into the bound shape of architecture within the limits of spaces made for human usability and interaction. The Handbook of Research on Form and Morphogenesis in Modern Architectural Contexts provides emerging research on...

Author: Jerome IowaISBN-10: 163293342XISBN-13: 9781632933423Publisher: Sunstone PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2005Pages: 160Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.47lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.44d

The mystery that attracts Howard Mansfield's attention is that some houses have lifeare home, are dwellings, and others aren't. Dwelling, he says, is an old-fashioned word that we've misplaced. When we live heart and soul, we dwell. When we belong to a place, we...

Few cities in the United States have been influenced by as many industries as Pocatello. Mining, agriculture, education, and the railroad--as well as the Departments of War, the Navy, Defense, and Energy--have all made lasting impressions on the Gate City. Native Americans also played...

A Historic Guide to Cambridge is a book written by the Society of Daughters of the Revolution in 1907. The book is a comprehensive guide to the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is known for its rich history and cultural significance. It provides a...

Once Upon a Highway: Route 66 in Oklahoma Artist and author John Calvin Womack faithfully captures over 155 sites along 395 miles of historic Route 66 in Oklahoma. Over a five-year period, John traveled the old stretches of Route 66 in Oklahoma compiling notes,...

The Action Agenda for Historic Preservation in Legacy Cities asserts that new preservation strategies are needed in cities experiencing population loss and disinvestment. The agenda proposes nine action items for preservation in legacy cities as part of a comprehensive and effective approach. The action...

The aim of this book is to explore the significance of the concept of 'monument' in the context of the Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BC), with particular reference to the Royal Ensemble of Persepolis, founded by Darius I and built together with his son Xerxes....

This substantially enlarged and expanded second edition of New Solutions for House Museums: Ensuring the Long-Term Preservation of America's Historic Houses provides advice for historic site stewards that have concerns about the financial sustainability of their historic house museum and its relevance to its...

DON'T TEAR IT DOWN Preserving the Earthquake-Resistant Vernacular Architecture of Kashmir, makes the case for the preservation of the traditional domestic architecture that make up the urban form of Srinagar and the other cities in Kashmir. Published initially by UNESCO's New Delhi Office for...

Independence Square in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, has been in the middle of some of the most pivotal events in local and U.S. history. Throughout this entire 185+year history, Jackson County's Courthouse on Independence Square has stood as a monument to the past and...